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Prospects Unlimited 2023
In this year's edition of our annual Prospects Unlimited issue, we count down the top 100 21-and-under players in the world and focus in on each NHL team's youth with profiles, grades and a full listing of every player in the organization.
TOP 100 21 AND UNDER: 13-18
>13. SIMON EDVINSSON POS: D | AGE: 20 GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (AHL) | DRAFT: 6TH, 202I (DET) His two goals in a late-season NHL cameo are evidence of his upside, and Edvinsson should be billed as the rare high-floor, higher-ceiling defender. At 6-foot-6, he has Inspector Gadget’s reach and uses it well defensively, yet his mobility and puckhandling are that of a more diminutive offensive specialist. >14. MATVEI MICHKOV POS: RW | AGE: 18 SOCHI (KHL) | DRAFT: 7TH, 2023 (PHI) For the second straight year, Michkov was loaned to Sochi from powerhouse SKA St. Petersburg, and it’s been great for the teen’s ice time. Michkov has been a point-per-gamer for Sochi early on, using his incredible grab-bag of offensive tools to both score and distribute. He’s one of the team’s top producers. >15. JESPER WALLSTEDT POS: G |…
TOP 100 21 AND UNDER: 78-85
>78. GABE PERREAULT POS: RW | AGE: 18 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES (HE) | DRAFT: 23RD, 2023 (NYR) The third member of the NTDP/BC connection line, Perreault is an incredibly smart offensive weapon who piled up points with Team USA last season and will undoubtedly do the same with the Eagles in his college career. His skating could use another gear, but he always knows just where to be on the ice. >79. MAVRIK BOURQUE POS: C | AGE: 21 TEXAS STARS (AHL) | DRAFT: 30TH, 2020 (DAL) The stocky center got a great education in his first full season of pro hockey with the AHL Stars, and he consistently improved as he went along. Now, it’s time to dominate and show he can take things to the next level to earn a spot in Dallas in the…
TOP 100 21 AND UNDER: 62-69
>62. DMITRIY SIMASHEV POS: D | AGE: 18 LOKOMOTIV YAROSLAVL (KHL) | DRAFT: 6TH, 2023 (ARI) An awesome skater with a big body, Simashev has already been playing against men in the KHL, though he has also spent time in junior, where he’s more able to dip into the offensive side of his game. Coyotes GM Bill Armstrong loves how the youngster hunts down opposing puck-carriers. >63. TYSON FOERSTER POS: RW | AGE: 21 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (NHL) | DRAFT: 23RD, 2020 (PHI) His deadly shot is his calling card, but Foerster also has NHL size already. A late-season tryout last season netted the youngster seven points in eight games with the Flyers, and he has a chance to develop into a real top-six threat soon. Foerster already has a great deal of AHL experience with Lehigh Valley,…
Q&A WITH BRENT FLAHR
RYAN KENNEDY: I wanted to start off with this summer’s draft, which was obviously a big one for the Flyers. It seemed like you got a lot of different skill sets within that draft. Obviously, a high-skill guy in Matvei Michkov, a very intriguing defenseman in Oliver Bonk, plus you got a couple of goaltenders. When you go into a draft, because you’ve done a lot of them, do you have goals like that or how do you approach it in terms of filling out a pipeline? BRENT FLAHR: First of all, going into the draft, we know where there are holes in the organization, but for the first round, you’re drafting the best player. You only have a certain chance to draft those type of dynamic players, and it’s typically…
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